Meet Buttercup, a 1972 New Yorker Brougham 2-door Hardtop

[chrysler_fan]

Buttercup just completed her stay at @david hill's Mopar Spa. I stopped by David's over lunch to pick her up. I later drove her for about 3 hours, on the highway and also in town. It was a pleasure, thank you David!

The rebuilt engine looks like it has a lot of oomph. I did not push it much and stayed under the speed limit, as it's only got about 600 miles since the rebuild, but I can't wait to open her up.

Below is a photo of Buttercup and David's 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst at a gas station near his place, before my drive. The two cars will be caravanning this Friday starting mid-afternoon with @73 New Yorker 's 1973 NYB, en route to @71Polara383 's shop and then onto @sixpkrt 's C-body show Saturday. @fury fan will join me for the ride.

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And here is Buttercup parked later today, in the early evening. The color of the GY4 Honeydew paint, even though it is not metallic, really travels with the sun.

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I love seeing this beautiful 1972 NYB every time we see it. Thank you for sharing it whenever you can. I loved both the 72 and 73 NYB. A rare one like this is not seen often.

 

[fury fan]

I am interested to see how David's Hurst compares to my memory of my 70 300 with TNT.
Depends on whether I can bring the madman out in David for 10 secs or so.

Not a chance!

Yeah, based on what I requested and the response that was provided, I can only conclude that a Hurst has equivalent acceleration to a 72 New Yorker.

 

[ayilar]

Yeah, based on what I requested and the response that was provided, I can only conclude that a Hurst has equivalent acceleration to a 72 New Yorker.

Well, Buttercup’s engine — as you drove her Friday evening — was recently rebuilt, with pistons bored .30 over and a Waldron dual exhaust installed. So she is a rather good 440. Regardless, I am pretty sure that David’s Hurst would leave most everyone in the dust, if he so chose

 

[ayilar]

Buttercup is moving back East, starting with a trip to Carlisle. Here she is, as prepped for the trip by @71Polara383 — thanks a million to him and to @david hill for all their help!

 

[SportFury70]

She looks trophy ready ayilar, I wish I could see her this year. Wyatt and David did a great job on her, best of luck and safe travels. I would love to see pictures of her at the show.

 

[ayilar]

Buttercup on I-74 today. @Boydsdodge at the helm. Vintage photo color just because.

 

[ayilar]

Buttercup parked in downtown Carlisle today, after 800+ very pleasant miles.

 

[ayilar]

Buttercup had a great time at Carlisle. Here she is in the town, ready to leave after the Nationals.

 

[ayilar]

Buttercup reached her summer destination. She put on over 900 miles trouble-free miles at HIGHway speeds, last Wednesday and yesterday (with some in-town driving on Friday and Saturday in Carlisle). Her performance was flawless, including close to 100 miles at a sustained 65mph in 90-95F sunny weather on Sunday morning. In city traffic, in 100F weather and amid high humidity yesterday evening, she again ran just fine.

She is a pleasure to drive, as @Boydsdodge can testify (he drove her for several hours on Wednesday while I was driving Ming). @75LandYacht, who test-drove Buttercup yesterday to get a sense of just how good of a job @david hill did with the engine, likewise commented on how smooth she feels. The upholsterer who redid the driver's seat, whom @sixpkrt had recommended, is to be commended on just how good the choice of foam was -- and how original the seats look (SMS material).

Here she is, idling in front of a friend's house whom I visited on the way home. I plan to bring her to a run in Virginia later this summer or in early fall, so there will be more photos then.